The Riddle - My Weekly
The Riddle The rich want me. Fools know me. Heroes fear me. Uncle Stephen had posed this riddle many times over the years. He was a practical joker. His solicitor had just finished reading his will. The bulk of his estate would pass to the beneficiary who solved the riddle. I was a beneficiary with my cousin, Jake. “Is that legal?” Jake spluttered. Mr Carlton’s eyes glistened with amusement. He and Uncle Stephen had been friends for decades. “It’s unusual, I must say. But a testator may impose any stipulation regarding the distribution of assets provided it doesn’t involve breakin...